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Posted 2009-December-27, 06:00
RHO opened 3♥, your plan?
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Posted 2009-December-27, 06:39
4nt and pass 5m
... and I can prove it with my usual, flawless logic.
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Posted 2009-December-28, 07:54
The texture of the hand feels wrong for 4NT, the Clubs are bad
I pass and hope for a miracle
Tony
I pass and hope for a miracle
Tony
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Posted 2009-December-28, 08:08
Old York, on Dec 28 2009, 08:54 AM, said:
The texture of the hand feels wrong for 4NT, the Clubs are bad
I pass and hope for a miracle
Tony
I pass and hope for a miracle
Tony
That is kind of how I feel about X
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Posted 2009-December-28, 10:26
I would like to bid X followed by 4 club over 3 Spade to show this kind of hand.
The obvious advantage is that you are still able to play 3 NT or 3 HEart doubled.
If this is a one suiter in your system, or anything else, I would try 4 NT.
The obvious advantage is that you are still able to play 3 NT or 3 HEart doubled.
If this is a one suiter in your system, or anything else, I would try 4 NT.
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Posted 2009-December-28, 11:13
Codo, on Dec 28 2009, 11:26 AM, said:
I would like to bid X followed by 4 club over 3 Spade to show this kind of hand.
The obvious advantage is that you are still able to play 3 NT or 3 HEart doubled.
If this is a one suiter in your system, or anything else, I would try 4 NT.
The obvious advantage is that you are still able to play 3 NT or 3 HEart doubled.
If this is a one suiter in your system, or anything else, I would try 4 NT.
Has to be the best of a bad lot
bridge is never always a game of exact, for those times it's all about percentages, partner and the opponents.
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Posted 2009-December-28, 11:38
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Posted 2009-December-28, 12:12
4NT. Doubling gets your into a deserved 4-2 spade fit.
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Posted 2009-December-28, 13:05
DBL implies you can play in any of the other 3 suits- 4NT is best
Move the ♥Q to ♠Q and I would cue-bid 4♥, saying I am up for a possible Minor Suit slam.
Move the ♥Q to ♠Q and I would cue-bid 4♥, saying I am up for a possible Minor Suit slam.
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Posted 2009-December-28, 19:13
I wish my hand and ♣ were just a bit better, but I do have to go for 4NT here also.
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Posted 2009-December-29, 04:23
gwnn, on Dec 27 2009, 07:39 AM, said:
4nt and pass 5m
I guess most play 4NT for minors but Kaplan for one thought it should be natural, say 23-26 or equivalent. Most would bid 3NT with a flat 25 count, to see partner shrug and pass with a 10-count. Why should you miss your 33 pt 6NT just because someone preempts?
I like 4♥ as minors, not Michaels. With a Micahels hand, you can bid 3♠ or double or - ideally - play 4♣/♦ as Michaels.
The other big advantage for 4♥ as minors is catching partner with 6 or 7 spades.
Having said all that, I would prefer double if partner will take 5♣ over 4♠ to show this, rather than a good 1-suiter. However, the 1-suiter is more common and the normal interpretation I think, meaning "I was hoping you'd bid 3NT"
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